New with Two

“The days are long but the years are short.” People love to quote this as you complain about your lack of sleep or your tantruming child or the absence of personal time as you raise tiny humans. Though it is little comfort in the moment,…

My favourite season of the year is here and, as I do every year, I vow to enjoy it. I don’t complain about the endless heat because, sadly, it isn’t endless in Southern Ontario. I do my best to leave the comforts of an…

Well, now that baby #2 is almost officially 9 months old and has spent as much time on the outside as he was on the inside, it is more than time to get serious about shedding the baby weight (before it becomes toddler weight).…

The time will eventually come when you must exit your newborn bubble and leave the house again. There is a good chance that the second (or third, fourth, etc) time around will be even sooner than it was with your first as you have…

Everyone with a baby has had someone tell them to “sleep when the baby sleeps.” But when you have a toddler that no longer naps or is on a different schedule than your baby, that is pretty much impossible advice to take. And I…

With the changing regulations and costs for baggage on most airlines these days, it is hard to pack a single bag for one person, let alone an entire family. Since our child count has doubled we have to be even more strategic about packing…

When I first found out I was pregnant with my second child I was ecstatic. And then I was terrified. How would a new baby change our family dynamic? How would my daughter accept the new baby? Raising one kid is hard enough, am I…

Pop, fizz, clink (the non-alcoholic champagne glass) because you just found out you’re expecting again! December and January are statistically some of the most popular times of the year to conceive, so I know there are a few of you out there in the…